Name: ZUNKA BHAKRI recipe by Dr. Faraah Khan at BetterButter
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 150 grams Chickpea flour / Besan; 1 large onion, finely chopped; 1 cup fresh coriander, finely chopped; 4-5 tablespoon oil; 5-6 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 1 inch ginger, finely chopped; 2-3 green chilli, chopped; 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds; 1 teaspoon cumin seeds; 1/4 teaspoon hing/asafetida; 1/2 teaspoon haldi/ turmeric powder; 1 teaspoon garam masala; Salt to taste; 1/4 cup water; For Bhakri; 2 cup millet flour/jawari atta; Water as required, to knead the dough

Ingredients Serving: 4

150 grams Chickpea flour / Besan
1 large onion, finely chopped
1 cup fresh coriander, finely chopped
4-5 tablespoon oil
5-6 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 inch ginger, finely chopped
2-3 green chilli, chopped
1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
1/4 teaspoon hing/asafetida
1/2 teaspoon haldi/ turmeric powder
1 teaspoon garam masala
Salt to taste
1/4 cup water
For Bhakri
2 cup millet flour/jawari atta
Water as required, to knead the dough

Instructions

Heat 5 tablespoon oil in a pan
Add mustard seeds and allow it to crackle
Then add cumin seeds. Let these crackle. Add hing
Next add the chopped ginger, garlic & green chilli. Saute for 30 seconds
Add the chopped coriander
And onions. Saute till onions turn transluscent
When the onions are done, add turmeric powder.
Next goes the garam masala powder & salt.
Add the besan & roast it on a low flame.
Mash with the back of the spoon to break lumps,if any. Roasting the besan completely takes 7-8 minutes.
Now sprinkle 1/4 cup if water over the roasted besan. Mix it well.
Cover the pan and cook for 3-4 minutes.
When cooked completely, serve with Jawari bhakri.
FOR BHAKRI Knead a soft dough of jawari flour using water. Rest the dough for 10 minutes.
Divide the dough into 4 equal balls.
Sprinkle a good amount of jawari flour on the rolling board. flatten a ball and place it on the flour. Add some more flour on top.
With your palms, lightly press as well as rotate the roti. add more flour if required.
You can also flatten the dough ball on a moist napkin, or by placing the dough ball between ziplock bag or butter paper
Carefully place jowar roti on a hot tava with the floured side facing up.
Let the base cook half and then flip the roti with help of a spatula
Cook the other side completely, till light brown spots start appearing.
Now with the help of tongs, place the half cooked side on fire and let the roti puff.
Flip and roast the other side till the light brown spots turn black.
Serve with zunka & thecha or any other veg or non veg curry.

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